Jeff Jackson
Born (1965-04-24) April 24, 1965
Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Rangers
Quebec Nordiques
Chicago Blackhawks
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 28th overall, 1983
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1981–1992

Jeff Jackson (born April 24, 1965) is a Canadian ice hockey executive and retired professional ice hockey winger and who played 263 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Quebec Nordiques, and Chicago Blackhawks. On August 3, 2023, Jackson was hired by the Edmonton Oilers to serve as CEO of Hockey Operations. [1]

Early life

Jackson was born in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, and raised in Dresden, Ontario. After retirement in 1993, Jackson attended the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law.

Career

Prior to playing in the NHL, he played for Canada's World Junior Under-20 team which won a gold medal at the 1985 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

Upon graduating from law school, he accepted a position at Heenan Blaikie Law firm, where he practised sports and entertainment law. In June 2006, he was hired by the Toronto Maple Leafs as their director of hockey administration. On August 24, 2007, Jackson was promoted to assistant general manager and director of hockey operations, working alongside then general manager John Ferguson Jr. When Ferguson was fired on January 22, 2008, Jackson remained as the team's assistant general manager under Cliff Fletcher. On September 12, 2008, Jackson was appointed the new general manager and governor of the Toronto Marlies, the American Hockey League farm club of the Maple Leafs. He also maintained his role as assistant GM and director of hockey operations. In March 2010, months after Brian Burke became the team's GM and president, Jackson left his position with the Leafs.

Jackson has appeared as a guest speaker and lecturer at numerous universities and conferences, including Harvard Law School and Osgood Hall law school.[2]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1981–82 Newmarket Flyers OPJHL 45303969105 —————
1982–83 Brantford Alexanders OHL 6418254363 811227
1983–84 Brantford Alexanders OHL 5827426978 20110
1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1701124 —————
1984–85 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 2013142751 178122026
1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 51232 —————
1985–86 St. Catharines Saints AHL 74172845122 1352730
1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 55871564 —————
1986–87 New York Rangers NHL 951615 611216
1986–87 Newmarket Saints AHL 736913 —————
1987–88 Quebec Nordiques NHL 6891827103 —————
1988–89 Quebec Nordiques NHL 33461028 —————
1989–90 Quebec Nordiques NHL 658122071 —————
1990–91 Quebec Nordiques NHL 103144 —————
1990–91 Halifax Citadels AHL 258172545 —————
1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 10002 —————
1991–92 Indianapolis Ice IHL 18371041 —————
1991–92 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 3010142460 50556
NHL totals 263 38 48 86 313 6 1 1 2 16
AHL totals 136 38 65 103 240 18 5 7 12 36

References

  1. ↑ "RELEASE: Daryl Katz names Jeff Jackson Oilers CEO of Hockey Operations". Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jeff Jackson named as Marlies' GM". The Toronto Star. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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